Brown Health Hospitals Lead Rhode Island Rankings
Three Brown University Health hospitals hold top slots on Newsweek's 2027 Best-in-State Hospitals list for Rhode Island.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Healthcare
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Newsweek's 2027 America's Best-in-State Hospitals list ranks Rhode Island Hospital first, Newport Hospital second, South County Hospital third, The Miriam Hospital fourth and Westerly Hospital fifth. Brown University Health announced the results on Oct. 29, 2026.
Why it matters
The ranking gives Rhode Island patients a comparative view of hospital quality, reputation, patient experience and patient-reported outcomes across the state. Brown Health's dominance of the top slots highlights how concentrated high-ranked hospital care is within the state's health system.
Three of the five top Rhode Island slots went to Brown University Health hospitals in Newsweek's 2027 list, which recognized about 800 hospitals nationwide. The ranking uses four metrics, and the extraction does not disclose how much each one is weighted.
The players
Brown University Health
A Providence-based health system whose hospitals took three of the top five Rhode Island spots on Newsweek's 2027 list.
Newsweek
The news magazine that publishes the annual America's Best-in-State Hospitals ranking, now in its fourth edition.
Statista
A Germany-based consumer survey organization that collaborated with Newsweek to develop the hospital rankings.
The details
Newsweek evaluated hospitals on quality, including accreditations and certifications, reputation, patient experience and patient-reported outcomes, with rankings developed in collaboration with Statista. The 2027 list is the fourth edition of the ranking.
Timeline
Oct. 29, 2026: Brown University Health announced the ranking results.
Nov. 9, 2026: The story was published on pbn.com.
Healthcare Landscape
The 2027 list is the fourth edition of Newsweek's America's Best-in-State Hospitals series, which compares hospitals using quality, reputation and patient-reported outcomes. Its state-level rankings give Rhode Island a benchmark against other states' hospitals.
Rhode Island patients choosing a hospital can compare the ranked facilities on quality and patient experience before scheduling care. The rankings do not indicate which services or specialties each hospital offers.
The takeaway
Patients comparing hospitals can use published rankings as one input alongside their insurance network and the specific services they need. Checking how a ranking weights its criteria can help clarify what it measures.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Providence Business News.
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